Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2009
Loved by Peder Frits Nielsen, David & 78 more
For curious explorers ready for more intensity, this unsweetened 59% Barbados pot still rum mixes dried fruits, vanilla, spice and herbs with firm oak and a dry, slightly bitter finish. Highly regarded on RumX.
- Complex profile
- Dry, unsweetened style
- Great value
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Dry, complex Barbados powerhouse For curious explorers ready for more intensity, this unsweetened 59% Barbados pot still rum mixes dried fruits, vanilla, spice and herbs with firm oak and a dry, slightly bitter finish. Highly regarded on RumX.
Fans of dry, complex Barbados rums who enjoy higher ABV, herbal-spicy notes and a strong oak backbone over added sweetness.
Those sensitive to alcohol heat or bitterness, or drinkers expecting a soft, sweet Mount Gay-style sipper.
How is Habitation Velier Mount Gay Last Ward 2009 rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 8.3 lands squarely in the "Very good" band. 95% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by Peder Frits Nielsen
A fantastic rum. The relatively high alcohol-percentage gives you “bang for the bucks” but in a very tasteful way. The natural sweetness actually makes this rum very harmonic 😋
Review by David
A superb peppery fruit salad!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Retasting this one on a regular basis and today I enjoy it again. A lovely rum from nose to finish. Got this one today and it is a wonderful rum well worth the price tag. Slightly dry in the finish but great overall from nose to finish.
Review by Michael Ihmels 🇩🇪
Hier ein sehr schöner Mount Gay Habitation Velier. In der Nase bereits sehr fruchtig, Birne, Aprikose, Apfel, orange und diese kommen auch im Geschmack zur Geltung. Alkohol ist hier sehr gut eingebunden.
Review by Florent Apl
I'm going back to this last ward after exploring Barbados a little more to give a more objective opinion. On the nose, there are the typical sweet spices of Barbados, vanilla, a medium oaky note, neither too young nor too old, and a slight hint of chili pepper. It's less sweet than what you might get from a Foursquare ECS. The first taste is woody, spices, less sweet this time, and fruit that appears. Coming back to it, it's spices, even nuts, that come to mind. The alcohol is present; I wouldn't say it's poorly integrated, but the alcohol level is noticeable. As I keep coming back to it and moving further into the green, I now have olives, even green beans; it goes in all directions. The finish is long and bitter, with spices again, but this time with a herbaceous bitterness, the chili pepper still present, then the vanilla gently resurfaces and brings a slight sweetness to the whole. This is a drier rum than what I'm used to tasting in Barbados. It's complex, not easy to grasp, but I'm very happy to have a bottle.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Lots of wood, very spicy to peppery. Pleasant, not too sweet vanilla. Some banana, but not overripe and a few herbs. The alcohol remains a bit edgy, but not unpleasant. Liked.
Review by Lukas Jäger
Exciting rum with a great nose, but poorly integrated alcohol! The nose makes me extremely keen on the rum and comes across as very complex. In addition to glue, I primarily have pineapple and marzipan, which are only slightly muted by the very present and slightly pungent alcohol. The palate is much woodier, more astringent and with a slight cherry note. Here too, however, the very present alcohol inhibits the enjoyment somewhat. All in all, an exciting rum, with the nose slightly ahead of the palate and with a slightly better integrated alcohol, in my opinion definitely a candidate for more than 8.5 points. For me, it just scrapes this mark.
Review by Righrum
A good Mount Gay, not the better one but a good expression indeed. The usual profile is always there, the nose driven by almonds, marzipan and solvent, and is consistent also when drinking. A good one
Review by Thunderbird
The nose rises caramel with light spicy notes! In the background ripe orange! Overall, very gentle and noble. Alcohol is barely noticeableOn the palate initially caramel, young wood with pepper, slightly toasted out the back! The alcohol is perfectly integrated. In the finish, the spicy slightly woody notes predominate! This is but relatively short!A pleasant tasty Barbados
Review by ilRummista
Naso eccezionale! Palato molto interessante. Uno dei miei Habitation Velier preferiti! Grande prodotto!
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
The nose is fruity and complex, but in the mouth I find it backward with an alcohol not very well integrated
Review by TheRhumhoe
A powerful rum that develops beautiful notes of glue at first, then continues on spicy (chili) and woody notes before plunging to soft notes of marzipan and toffee and finishing towards a more fruity register. Still intense in the mouth, the rum keeps a slightly fruity profile, but mostly dominated by spicy and woody notes, with a hint of vegetal, toasted and leather aromas. The finish, quite long, reveals tannins and some bitterness brought by licorice, but retains the same spicy, woody and leather profile with a touch of herbs and caramel. An intense and dry rum that represents its distillery as it should.
Review by cigares
Day 22 of the Samples de Luxe calendar. Tobacco and herbal aromas, tropical fruits and varnished wood. Lots of aromas here. The palate is a little duller, although the alcohol is well integrated and everything is balanced. The finish is medium-bodied and the varnished wood aromas come back strongly. A fine rum straddling the line between funky Jamaican and dark, deep Demerara.
Review by Benoit Mahe
C'est bien fait mais le profil de cette bouche ne m'a pas plu. Dommage car le nez annonçait de belles choses.
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Community purchases
205 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 36 members.
About the Mount Gay distillery
The Mount Gay distillery is located in Barbados. Rums from Mount Gay have been reviewed 2,890 times with an average of 8.0/10.
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